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Saturday - February 23, 2019


Mobile Card Services And Personalization


Connected Devices And Data Security


Argentina's Digital Challenger Banks


Digital Fraud's New Paradigm


Boat-Sharing Platforms And Disbursements



How Restaurants Can One-Up The Aggregators


Domino’s Looks To AI, Loyalty For Growth


For Fed, It’s 'Hurry Up And Wait' On Rates


How Invisible Engines Drive FinServ Innovation


Amazon’s Healthcare Plans Include Insurance, AI Utility


PayPal CEO: Digital Payments To Be $100T Market


Why Digital IDs Need A 'Trust Anchor'


Tencent Touts Aggressive Investment Plans


In UK, FinTech Fundraising Gathers Steam


Green Dot Eyes Banking-as-a-Service, Gen Z


Fingerprint Cards Unveils Biometric Platform


Can Retailers Fend Off Account Takeovers?


Not All FinTech Providers Are FinTech Firms


Canada Cannabis Payments Face Hurdles


Signing On/Signing Off: Amazon, Alipay, Payless


Too Many Silos? Digital Criminals Say "Thanks"


Morgan Lewis Principal On Payday Loan Debate


China: Banks Shy Away From Letting Cards Max Out


LendingClub Misses Earnings, Despite Loan Apps Surge


‘Death-Spiral Financing' Leads to SEC Fraud Charges


Does Dampening Earnings Signal Corporate Recession?


Walmart Grows eCommerce By 43 Pct In Q4


RBI Boosts Regulatory Actions On Bank Lapses


Student Debt In ‘Serious Delinquency’ Grows


FinTech-as-a-Service Eyes Global Payments


Walmart Earnings And Its War With Amazon


Nav CEO: Breaking SMB Financing’s 'Black Box'


SoftBank, Abu Dhabi To Invest In European Tech


Will Profits Hitch A Ride With Uber And Lyft?



Tech Brings Efficiency To Mileage Reimbursement


The State Of FI Innovation: Moving In Reverse


Want Better Fraud Prevention? Build A Better Team



The Lure Of Laundry On Demand


Little Spoon On Flexible Baby Food Subscriptions


Turning Fashion By The Numbers Into A Billion-Dollar Biz


Designing Mobile Order-Ahead For Roving Vendors


Battle for Pet Retail Supremacy Heats Up


How Cannabidiol Products Are Infusing Luxury Retail


Conversational AI Meets The QSR Drive-Thru


Merchants Fuel Consumers’ Need For Speed Via Mobile


How Big Brands Forge Consumer-Centric Loyalty


Flexibility ‘The Ticket’ For Festival Booking Platforms


Why QSRs Are Upping Their Digital Game


Bringing Data To Dining


Why N.A. Merchants Are Adopting Alipay


How Subscriptions Open Doors To Global Content



FinTech’s Fight Against New Fraud


Building Digital Power While Breaking Down Barriers


The Inverted Approach To Tackling Fraud


Digital Disbursements In Unexpected Markets


Signing Onto Subscriptions – And Cryptos?



Mississippi Employees Targets Of Direct Deposit Scam


Logistics, Alt Lending Lead B2B Startup Funding


Challenging The Truths Of Small Business Banking


EU Parliament Eyes New Cross-Border Payment Rules


SMBs Cross Accounting Innovation Chasm


Blockchain’s Frameworks, Trade Finance Inroads


Mastercard Toolkit Sheds Light On SMB Education


Faster Payments Isn't Answer To A/R Delays


Fed Concerned About Shrinking Bank Market


Where Crypto Stands In B2B Payments


Down Under, Supermarkets Combat Late Payments


Study: Cyberattacks To Lead Corp Insurance Claims

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Venmo, Girl Scouts And Bitcoin – The Week In Unexpected Payments’ Upsides

Usually "unintended consequences" means something has gone awry in all the wrong ways. But sometimes it can mean something has gone wrong, exactly right. This week we, can thank Venmo, bitcoin and the Girl Scouts for accidentally making the world a better, more interesting place to live in. Enjoy a cookie and live la Venmo loca — it’s the PYMNTS Saturday feature.

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What Amazon HQ2, Interchange Fees And Facebook Have In Common

Last week, Amazon waved bye-bye to NYC, card networks said they are mulling an increase in interchange fees and economists quantified the value of Facebook to consumers. Karen Webster says that to understand why these are all connected is to first examine all sides of the public debates now being waged about each of them — to start thinking like a contrarian and stop following the crowd.

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